Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review
Ralstonia pickettii is a rare pathogen and even more rare in healthy individuals. Here we report a case of R. pickettii bacteremia leading to aortic valve abscess and complete heart block. To our knowledge this is the first case report of Ralstonia species causing infective endocarditis with perival...
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| description | Ralstonia pickettii is a rare pathogen and even more rare in healthy individuals. Here we report a case of R. pickettii bacteremia leading to aortic valve abscess and complete heart block. To our knowledge this is the first case report of Ralstonia species causing infective endocarditis with perivalvular abscess. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7f0211f7d6984be48cbc1de5c2485f6c2025-02-03T07:25:57ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332015-01-01201510.1155/2015/324675324675Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature ReviewJoseph Orme0Tomas Rivera-Bonilla1Akil Loli2Negin N. Blattman3Department of Internal Medicine, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USADepartment of Cardiology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USADepartment of Cardiology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ 85006, USAPhoenix VA Healthcare System, 650 E Indian School Road, Phoenix, AZ 85012, USARalstonia pickettii is a rare pathogen and even more rare in healthy individuals. Here we report a case of R. pickettii bacteremia leading to aortic valve abscess and complete heart block. To our knowledge this is the first case report of Ralstonia species causing infective endocarditis with perivalvular abscess.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/324675 |
| spellingShingle | Joseph Orme Tomas Rivera-Bonilla Akil Loli Negin N. Blattman Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Native Valve Endocarditis due to Ralstonia pickettii: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | native valve endocarditis due to ralstonia pickettii a case report and literature review |
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